The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 March 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 20m MARCH, v 1900. DAILY ISSUE, Xo
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    • Advertisement
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      774 1 P O Office. Collyer Quay. QQ Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, KYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN. FGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gu if, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San
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      522 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. THK following ari the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honokono Shan..- hai Japan Ports. lor lo DO 1900. 1900 Pingtuey Apl. 3 Teenkai Mar 19. For M arseillhsand London. Yar gtszc May 21. Through Bills
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      870 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undir Contract with thi Nkthkrlands India Govern*bnt. Agents, ay Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAKNDELS Co., 2-1, Collyer Ouav Time Table ior March, igoo. From Ezpectea Will be despatched lor Gen. Pel Batavia Mar. 19 Billiton, Batavia, Cheriljon. SuMfMljr, Scur.ibaia, Macassar, Ambon, Band? an J New-Guinea
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      643 1 THE NEW HAKBOUR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. £"«CcnM y .mm t pa d crip.tfMi..r.cmo« H.c.e. lh I lanailltl ol 1-uropcar. Shiywr.^ti arc Eoj;., cTrs w ->. 1 C&AViNo Dock. Lenj;-.h— 41^ i LC t. fi'plh of Water tro:n 14 ic«t tv 15* Wiath at hntr^nce U (..»r' >. 2 GtAVKo Dock
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      712 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL J.e 000,000 RKSHRVE UAHIUTY'OP I" PROPRIBTOKS •••—•■I «0,000,000 Couar of Dimct<»ks. K. M. GkAY, Exj— Chairman. N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Dc-ltv Chaikmah. JL Gohi^ Esq. A. L Raymond, X q. v. M. Mom E g. r. j.. R ICHAkl>v N ts A. jUorr,
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      437 1 PETER SYS WONJ THE only remedy at pn-M.nt lcno*n M M I Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, MOOMMINDIDu SOME rH CHIWSI Sold Ri-t.iill'.y all he THE PETER 5 (PROPRIBTORS Mil) SOLH MAM! UITI'R ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY WORLD. Mar if BOUSTEAD Co.-Agents. CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED, HONGKONG. SUUI*I «ID $2, 5 00,U00. Amount
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      254 1 DERFUL SPECIFIC. NPALUBLB „i Pkkm IN| .1 j R| Hemorrhage and Ulceration Bowels. Sa,;'U >ICAI wo« SYS COMPANY, '/•n.1900 I PACIFIC MAILSTEAM,H,h COMPANY (JCCIDKNTAL A.;i) ORI CNTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. TO YO nSBNKAJSHA MUBHTAI I I>.roiu:h pissa.rr tllKc r r 1 Pmc^WGifMM by.ll ir,. >-, ai ficura^diMPaci aaihng daics fro.Tj HoagkM|
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    32 2 lift* .i I F -i |V,,j.>S r ('.-.awed bf inrtiier.ee ano ..i.l>r,l*d Ljr^i Hrre patriot Truth hit f loriout precrpti draw. riedacd to Relieion. Levaltv. and I. aw.
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    TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1900.
    769 2 Whatever m.iy hive Ibmsi the siege esparieocos of Kiasborlay and I sdysaiith. those of MalektOf, wlien fully related, will prove on llie one hood a thrilling narrative of a far more arduous d« fence, and on the other a diary of ever jjrowin^j privation disease and
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    1210 2 Che Russian transport Ekml rimoslmvl. which arrived irom Nagasaki last Friday iil» d tor St Petersburg at 8.3a a.m. to-day. I Ik- Edgar, cruiser, was commissioned' at Devooport on Feb. so by (apt. K. Fleet, to convey relief trews to Hongkong" In the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Sund.iy
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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      BELEAGUERED MAFEKING.
      47 2 BELEAGUERED MAFEKING. CONTINUOUS DETERMINED FIGHTING. Trenches Almost m Touch. Fightiag is constant and vere at Mafeking The British and Boef tienches are m the closest proximity. Dynamite Hand-Grenades. Both iMei are using dynamite handgrenades freely. Boer Besiegers Reinforced. Various reports indicate lhat the bhave been reinlon ad
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      THE RELIEF MARCH BY METHUEN.
      30 2 THE RELIEF MARCH BY METHUEN. Force Unknown. Chiefly Colonial Horse. I lie fore; w ith Lord Methuen is unkno* It i«. believed to consist largely of < nial horsemen from Kimbcr!»\
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      METHUEN AT WARRENTON ON FRIDAY.
      40 2 METHUEN AT WARRENTON ON FRIDAY. Seized the Railway Bridge. Also Pont on Vaal River. Lord Methaefl reached W arrenton o March i(,th, m time to prevent the bridg being compl. y ti fed and tosecw a [)ont on the Vaal
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      GEN, WHITE ILL.
      23 2 Sails To-morrow for England. i'-neral S;r George White has arrived a t Capetown m ill-health. He for England on Wednesday
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      THE WAR LOAN.
      32 2 Enormously Over-Subscribed. In the Hou-e of Commons Sir Micha* Hi kl Beach, Chancellor of the Kx<heo,utr tl.at the total application for the issued War Loan amounted to lions sterling.
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      THE INDIAN COMMANDER.
      20 2 IN-CHIEF. Dies after Long Illness. The death of General Sir William L hart is announced at Calcutta.
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      THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
      52 2 A Rumoured Outbreak. British Interests tc be Safeguarded. .Mr. lirodrick, lepljing to a oaestion regarding the rumour« emanating from America which apprehended that there would be an anarchical outbreak m China stated that the Government would continue the necessary steps to protect Brit^h in-tere-t- udon. Mmrtk
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      The Week.
      140 2 Tuesday, Mil! 1 Waier o 15 a., 0.4^ p. A,> Philharmonic Choir S V.A. 25 ;n. Driil for Keservi&ts Rc^rjit-,. Wednesday, MM I 1 Hnjh Water: 0.41a.. 1.1 Land Sale-, i.30 p. Sale Ol^a Lodge, S.\ .A. ■stSWy Fire Discipline. Thursday, aand Hi»;h Water l.lO a.. *.o p
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    268 2 Yesterday morning, the Hon. C. Smj I Kynncrsley paid a return visit t©. the Captain of the Russian man-of-war, I\trcpoloisk. On leaving he received the usual salute accorded a Deputy Governor. The Pctropolovsk departs on Thursday, for Hongkong, en route to ladivostock. M. l>e Montbrun, a well-known Ff«*di planter of
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      674 2 TO GOLFERS S LOCKINGS al .«"> *> '<• ••>> cl oaWar,a< Aft v Wool mudo to oiuer n >- I r p-ir. Saperiai IC li.md made. Stk.m n Ct< lk Aasacv. 15, Battery Koad oiaoirs^ onions rr onions nr ONIONS o! IB* I t-t quality packed M L..i^ki.'.s ming .S
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      527 2 Wirthßros. Grand Circus. POSITIVELY OPENING IN ALL ITS REGAL SPLENDOUR ON I Saturday Night, March 24th. TANK HOAD EVERY ARTIST i HI-: PICK OF THE PROFESSION DIRECT FROM EUROPE NO 01. l> FAC B s N o OLD A C rS. EVERY ITEM A ESVELATION. BEE PUTURI ADVERTISEMENTS. Ma. M
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      666 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. I have Iroin today r« moved my dispen->:iry to No. 94 South Hrid(f«- Koad, opposite the Hindu Temple DR. GOH KIT MOH. Mar jo 27.3 FOR SALE 3 SPLENDID Amlii hi Paaias. Voani and very handsome. Very suitable lor p^lo pnniar Apply at 134 Sekanuook
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      531 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. STEAM LAUNCH Jl SI compl. i.d. \'<M!lyluiltf r loving purposes. 75 h. |#ng 14 fc, be—i. 5| k. Otangnt 1 S. Engines; n m and jo r. cyl. 14 m. stroke; BoUSI S|i. y f t- oin., to cany 120 lbs. (;>.>od sea-boat. Sdlers will undertake delivery Philhpines
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  • Correspondence.
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      Circus Sites.
      256 3 In THI F.OITOWL. Sir, I am glad to s<-. !nt thf dovernment have allowed the Circus t>i occupy the piece ol reclaimer! land n.-ar Mid.ll.- l<.>. ,i. In the old days circuses used to pitch their tents on ihe Esplanade m front of the Hotel de l'Enrope. There
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      THE INDIAN FAMINE FUND.
      69 3 HeLf irom thb CoLoaias. I elegram* have been received by the toy trom several Colonies on the >übt ot the Famint- Fund Iho Mayor Melbourne and Brisbane have opened >v'>- ription lists. Mauritius says she wiil glad a hrlp The davernor ot Ceylon promi--s tance, while
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      PLAGUE AT CALCUTTA.
      73 3 A steady ri>e is recorded m the numi.er -ot plague at Calcutta. On Saturday jrd March the number of ca-^^ wm bigfc ll yet reported, and great rai being caused thereby. During the week ending that day, 3.363 ca->> reported all over India, agaiost 3,14s ;/recedin>j. The
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      "BEHIND THE ARRAS."
      87 3 Ihe i Lt d ii r ip insible iowmg On the loth February Emperor Kwang H-u received the For^i^n Amba.-»adors at Peking m a •Kjurtte rved ibe Em- .t i* --aid, looked very nl. It -il opinion that Ibc Kmperor will not •r.ue to occupy the throne.
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      NONE BUT THE BRAVE &c."
      127 3 In tlie < ourse of an address under <*s of the V 1 1 m Manila on the -ary, Chap'ain Hateman ex- here will be a tmericaa mestizo* m the PI m due --a- [We recollect a m officer who was m the Red \rmy
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      SHIPWRECK AND COMPENSATION.
      150 3 roundering of ihc luthampton r SteLa luM proved a bad :oo for ondon and South-\Wst>-rn Railway an>. In the latefft case Mrs. Mary Anne Roche sued the Company for comitKM for the 10.-s of ber husband, Mr. c Koche, a solicitor, of the firm of Bitftf- Koche.
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      WAR TELEGRAMS.
      128 3 Irom Dutch Sources) Th". Hague, March ljtli. Hrn rebel Africanders art MWq It i- -aid that the (ji rman Government ;,i WtllMfMM to lurther by ntion a (uendly solution oIUm AogloM ontlict on condition that both partiei I I the intervention. On dit est un sot Marcli i
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    THE SIEGE OF LADYSMITH
    1294 3 VEXATION OF SPIRIT. li\ TUB L*TB (J. W. Si KEN ESS. (Daily Mai, Nivcmbcr :'p, 1599. was K l) i"H to K ive y° ll sjsolaardßea 01 the dull diary. Mm I huen'i ihe hr.-.it. It would utaiy you, and I cannot say how honihly il
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  • S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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      PLAY ON MONDAY.
      148 3 A. SiMii.ts. Morrison, 4, be.it H tttenbiirif, scr., 4-6, B— f», 6-4. I', ma, owe 2 beat Monro, scr w.--. Paoi rmiom P\irs. Tel. 11., Dai by and Webb be «t Press, A^crand Woods, '> -o, 6-2. H. DoVBLBI Filto.k and Follett, 2 beat Marker and Moiren,
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      TIES FOR TUESDAY.
      110 3 A. l)n< m v, M (irc^or and l.inlon, owe I v. Hin^lcy and H.iltfiiburi;, 2. \Vtitfht and Pearce, owe 4 v. Dent and Pritchard, scr. Proj-ksmuv Purs. In-,., Morren and I'pton, v. Mer. 11., Waddcl' and F'abcr. li. SlNt.l.l.N. Sets, owe 1 v. Carimchael, SMorgan, 3 v.
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      TIES FOR WEDNESDAY.
      206 3 < H Ml ■HlN'll I Salsmawn v. l< iinnia> I'hOl h ssion I' MK>. 1., TuJloch and Run or won Ii v. Banhs, l<^ .me! Linton. totuush. 1 11.. Hingley ai> 1 Uattenburg v. Aim> II 1 Tuiioch and BuUerwoith < r BaaJts, Raw. Linton. I -I.
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      THE LATE GEN SIR W. LOCKART.
      570 3 1 A Calcutta telegram dated Feb. </h said We m i< h r--^r<-t to h^ar that Sir im J irt's state ol bealtb ii < ausing much atixirly. The utnmai)der-in-( bsM \f'-n m Off le«a indisposed for some tiwte but bit nine-- bai now
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    "J. K." KERSHAW.
    101 3 The Man at the Mar (Malay Mai!) rites With llic departure of Mr. |v t >•■ Jickson, MrK«rsliaw will j^cend Ihe Bench for the first timeNobedy lias ever seen Mr. Kershaw on the Bench, but all the same everyboriy fei I* certain thai litwill make a model
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    GREAT FIRE AT SHANGHAI.
    68 3 Msssas. [xKMNit. MATassoM'a Gonowa \i< KNI-.D. China Mail Correspondent wires froaj Shanghai, (March i-*, 4 -*o p m Last nigbl the 1 xtensive n premis< s m l > ikiii)» Koad, wned by Messrs. Jardine, Mathesoa and o^ were destroyed by fin-. Hir damage i-- estimated
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    SINGAPORE GOLI CLUB.
    170 3 The annual report of the < ommittec, to hi- laid before thr member> at the annual meeting on March 2u.th, contains th< lollowm^ pHr.i^raph^ llx- total expenditure <l Ok- >.;;ir it more by "'.'il^', lli. in m IH7B, and the MOMS has bi-. n reduced by S^f^j.io.
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    225 3 Speaking at the annual dinner of the Wltell U I'rt-jidfnt Sthurmin, .1 member iA Ifcc MMBtwiwi \Atiiih rt-ccnlly vi-.itciJ tlie I'iulipp ncs a. m A(l\;>/) Bo .r 1 to President McKtnlcy. Mad* Un- Wtowing raiftu with n-. Itrcnct to iKe ifotftiiw— m«4 the Filipinos We |overw the PUi|
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    391 3 Singuf re, II bY La**C P er catl > < t i Do., l-ie>.Lli is Bt 1 do. 25 |0 liean S, «)i>. 2 Sprout* no. 2 do. i^ d". 1 )je, Batavia N !Jo., < <l Do., .Salted do. 11 Imported I Jo.. do. Capons do.
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    A REPLY.
    161 3 T» maintain the unkind and unpatriotic Ibeory thai th<- forces 1 it H re are allied with revolted Dulcbmen a^aiosl 'lie British m South Africa Mr. William Wat§oa hrn published the rabjoiaed versei m the Westminster Gas:ttc i j a i (Mi Pbbsbbt. W hen it v Sp.nn
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    EXCHANG.
    46 3 UN LONUMBank 4 m/s i/n,.; demand 1 m_ Privat do. 1 m/s crediti 6 m/s id... '1 IM tai India, I. T ..i 47 HONGKONG Yokohama, demand Java, demand ,1 Manm.a, den at d 1 pm SOVEREIGN :..j- Mo-30 Bank of Xi Discount n 8t100...
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    PRODUCE.
    79 3 13 ij-mbi r dc. Cube Now 1... t \.^J He;do. Whuc. t) 45 Nutmeg •'■o. I So. Mat ,ji, Clovi > \r.V p. 7 7 5 do fr k- 7 do. mediUHi I ;.fl |f y^,j do, do flike j.ifo 1V.. rl Sairo, small C"jra H.tli PofNJa ik f,
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    SHARE LIST
    142 3 MARCH loth.icjao. <H otat.o* Capita. No j, BaV Water Deir* Farm Ltd. I t hraser and f OX Debs HrabongarsdS Jelebu Mining and lr, ding o. i v Unallotted. I Kechau (Jo.'d M. Co. 8,S S. II, < Kelub, Co., |.,.i. .,o,,. > t Maynard and Co., Ltd.
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      296 3 ad Liver Oil Bojmbjtoaa, MaH Solntiom, are MMOMtiag at any tune, but more particularly m m w.irm wcithir, benci their iw i-> Invariably abandoned at thi IMI n Steams' V/me of Cod Liver Oil Can l>e admins'ered all the yrir round. It il very palatable. A ihorovghly modern preparation, the
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      75 3 OCfc.AN BT&AM JmVaNY. JCB \AN ltie 're despatched Ir.m I .for/.ondon J-va 1..11 C are "pool ever! l imng and I tw all China Ausii mi' 1 neon and H inenul port Ihe ratrs of frr.ht I bes ia rjpei 11 I o(t 5 >v: I rime :>rt 1 Cilchns
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      268 3 MAILIi C LOSS. At i B'HDIUW, li "'k-'kok BmmStmgGmmm «m s '•«""> Omtmmg n am tori .S>. KM Hi liton X Pontianak bmm ll'luitt s n aoaa Is mg k l'< naiiL' noon /'k. tola 2 t i MU it .V M K1,1,i 2 I'M ing X Lalcut'-i '/<; \utig-
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      663 3 Ftecs and Tone Commands, asriasd l/Hi h k. craaser, D <al. I' MVtorsa Ku .crui v Anoi Dm a Barari.* JJl, .64< I s.s.soa JJar M irAaaaeen Broa 1 'Is il. onsioli. r, M r M stao V N Ri*»« eft Mar M He, as* Bril. |»h Ramei Kl I.*'-
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      30 3 I .i\ rj Bat«vii Hubert, 1 r 5.....0n. ltoi.fi m, I- > t MX*. Brit. il ngken»c, i X r Bangkok. H injoelint The Standard '•oil* ..nn.r., I HJMI bath lII
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      834 4 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF LAND Si 1 11 iw the District or C'h To be ImM -it Powell Co. s Saie-ruom, on Wtdm < l:>( M<*rc!i, at Jjr> p m ALL wial pie^-e of land situate m ihe district of Cl angie containing an area of 5 ;icres t rood .'6
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      627 4 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE Oh GAN ENG SENG. Deceased. (By order of the Executors.) AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE BKICKMAKINCi PLANT, WAGONS, RAI US. SLEEPERS Btc. ALSO A PORTABLE ENGINE COMPLETE. Al new and only recently imported. To be held al Messrs. Gulhrie Ac Co.'s Ciodown No. 61 Keppel
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      409 4 i :J^lrp Aerated Waters "^M »re manutnetured f»y th<- very JEM Wt litficrt Class of Machinery U&&I fe'^ 4 >y*'\lS|^ Skilled European Supervision B**^ Ai* x l\ ail<l are aclknoH 1 3<' d on all sides to b* H >^ L 'BaL vur JSffIFP oo ROB/Nson roao I %V |B
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      372 4 JKRJ4AHGR of Japan TOILET WATER Appret.idt'"! |i 1 r f-jjnfj of coafcrt an'! fr -tmess wfckft it tl jn Kananga Extract k IM 1 1 HIBI RIGAUDiiC 3. rue Vivicnno PARIS ■^O^^^..^. Mil I I Millrtmsif! a It ft guarantee aUiUlliU of quality see that the V: v:j V V
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      1257 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving poll of departure, nnJ (»vher* known date due here, and name oi Agents. Mrn-op.\V«r. Asaui, Jap., Portsmouth, due Mar. BM«a, H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar. IS9IIII. LJ. S., New York, due Mar. N 1 jj t bd. J;«p., Portsmouth, due Apl. I'iuik, H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar. Shikishima, Jap.,
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      623 4 The Singapore Free Press. AND Mercantile Advertiser. Cabl. Anr>Ris. S -i4,rWr,,,,., S,ng a p ort TILErHONI NuMMIt. No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Si ne pore "pHE leading English Newspaper R lric Straits Settlements; Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Srlangor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the egri Sembilan British
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